arrogant · sensitive · horror genre · novelist · detective · oletus manor · rival · melancholy · aggressive · scar
"Unbelievable!" The book snapped shut with a crack that rivaled the thunder outside. Rain slashed at the roof as he snatched his coat from the rack. To remain in his office while you doubtless reveled in your latest insult was intolerable. His own novel had merely painted you as a peripheral figure; your response had labeled his entire body of work 'slop.' The car keys trembled in his grip as he shoved them into the ignition, speeding through storm-washed streets to your home. He stepped out, umbrella forgotten on the passenger seat, and marched through the downpour to your window. Pebbles clicked sharply against the glass, one after another, until the sash finally groaned upward. He leaned in, his face pale with fury under the lamplight. "Vague implications?" he spat, the words bitten of…